Black and White villages Herefordshire
- The Black and White Villages are in the North West of Herefordshire and include the market towns of Leominster and Kington. There are hundreds of beautiful and fascinating timber framed buildings, many of great age. The historical churches on route remind us of our long history.
Visitors travel far and wide to take in the beauty that this area has to offer.
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Pembridge, Weobley and Kington Herefordshire.
This video is about a journey through Pembridge, Weobley and Kington, on the black and white trail of Herefordshire.
Places to see in ( Kington - UK )
Places to see in ( Kington - UK )
Kington is a market town, electoral ward and civil parish in Herefordshire, England. According to the Parish, the ward had a population of 3,240 while the 2011 census had a population of 2,626. Kington is 2.0 miles (3.2 km) from the border with Wales and, despite being on the western side of Offa's Dyke, has been English for over a thousand years. The town is in the shadow of Hergest Ridge, and on the River Arrow, where it is crossed by the A44 road. It is 19 miles (31 km) north-west of Hereford, the county town. Nearby towns include Presteigne, Builth Wells, Knighton and Leominster. The centre of the town is situated at 522 feet (159 m) above sea level. The civil parish covers an area of 860 acres
Kington may have derived from King's-ton, being Anglo-Saxon for King's Town, similar to other nearby towns such as Presteigne meaning Priest's Town and Knighton being Knight's Town. Kington is to the west of Offa's Dyke so presumably this land was Welsh in the 8th century AD. The land was held by Anglo-Saxons in 1066, but devastated. After the Norman Conquest Kington then passed to the Crown on the downfall of Roger de Breteuil, 2nd Earl of Hereford in 1075.
‘Chingtune' was recorded in the Domesday Book in 1086, the name meaning Kings Town or Manor, high on the hill above the town where St. Mary's Church now stands. The new Kington, called Kyneton in the Fields, was laid out between 1175 and 1230 on land bordering the River Arrow and possibly designated as part of the Saxon open field system.
Situated on the direct route the drovers took from Hergest Ridge and with eight annual fairs, Kington grew in importance as a market town and there is still a thriving livestock market on Thursdays. The town retains the medieval grid pattern of streets and back lanes.
In the 13th century the new medieval town was formed at the foot of the hill and became primarily a wool-trading market town on an important drovers' road. Its location and historic character is the reason why so many waymarked long-distance footpaths pass through Kington today, including the Mortimer Trail, the Herefordshire Trail and the Offa's Dyke Path. The Black and White Village Trail follows the half-timbered cottages and houses in local Herefordshire villages.
The A44 road heads around the town on a bypass; it previously went through the town centre. Bus services run to Newtown, Powys, Llandridnod Wells, Knighton, Presteigne, Leominster and Hereford. The town has its own bus company, Sargeants Brothers, which was founded in the 1920s, and today provides bus services to Hereford and Mid Wales, though is no longer run by the brothers but their sons. Their bus depot is on Mill Street. The Kington Tramway opened in 1820 and ran until taken over by the railways.
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Lowe Farm B&B
Lowe Farm has been in Clive William's family since the 1930s. Today he and his wife Juliet combine the working farm with running a B&B in peaceful countryside near Pembridge. This lovely mediaeval village has been described as the jewel in the crown of the Black and White village trail - a route that showcases Herefordshire's distinctive half-timbered houses. Lowe Farm's many awards are a testament to the relaxing retreat they have cultivated in the 14 years they've opened their doors to visitors.
Visit Britain Four Star Gold Award
Tourism Excellence Awards 06/07 & 09/10 Gold Award
Best Bed & Breakfast for Heart of England
Quality at Heart Servicemark Silver & Gold Awards
Herefordshire Nature Trust Bronze & Silver Awards
National Green Tourism Business Scheme Silver Award
New Enjoy England Breakfast Award
Hampton Court Herefordshire England
Founded by King Henry in the early 15th century the castle has been completely restored.
Hampton Court is a late medieval castle set in tranquil surroundings on the meadows of the river Lugg.
Hampton Court is a private home set in beautiful gardens and grounds.
It was granted by Henry IV to Sir Rowland Lenthall at the time of his marriage to Margaret Fitzalan.
Original Victorian garden walls enclose stunning new flower gardens divided by canals.
There is a maze of a thousand yews with a gothic tower at its centre. Climb to the top for a panoramic view of the gardens or descend underground to a tunnel that leads to a waterfall in the sunken garden. Beautiful herbaceous borders stretch out from a one hundred and fifty year old wisteria tunnel that leads to vast lawns and ancient trees beside the castle. Beyond the lawns are riverside and woodland walks.
Places to see in ( Hereford - UK )
Places to see in ( Hereford - UK )
Hereford is a cathedral city, civil parish and county town of Herefordshire, England. It lies on the River Wye, approximately 16 miles east of the border with Wales, 24 miles southwest of Worcester, and 23 miles northwest of Gloucester.
The name Hereford is said to come from the Anglo-Saxon here, an army or formation of soldiers, and the ford, a place for crossing a river. If this is the origin it suggests that Hereford was a place where a body of armed men forded or crossed the Wye. The Welsh name for Hereford is Henffordd, meaning old road, and probably refers to the Roman road and Roman settlement at nearby Stretton Sugwas. Much of the county of Herefordshire was Welsh-speaking, as reflected in the Welsh names of many places in the county (see History of Herefordshire).
An early town charter from 1189 granted by Richard I of England describes it as Hereford in Wales. Hereford has been recognised as a city since time immemorial, with the status being reconfirmed as recently as October 2000.
Hereford is served by a 4-platform railway station on the Welsh Marches Line which opened in 1854. Services regularly connect to Worcester, Birmingham, London, Manchester, Cardiff and other settlements in Wales. The station is currently operated by Arriva Trains Wales. A second station, Hereford Barton, was closed and later redeveloped. A new station is proposed for construction in the government-designated Enterprise zone in Rotherwas, south of the River Wye.
Alot to see in ( Hereford - UK ) such as :
Berrington Hall
The Old House, Hereford
Brockhampton Estate
Croft Castle
Goodrich Castle
Hampton Court, Herefordshire
Hereford Cathedral
Hereford Museum and Art Gallery
Hellens
Wilton Castle
Herefordshire Trail
Hergest Ridge
May Hill
Forest of Dean
Skenfrith Castle
National Trust - The Kymin
The Weir Garden
The Kymin
Herefordshire Beacon
Newbridge Farm Park
Longtown Castle
Cider Museum Hereford
Small Breeds Farm Park and Owl Centre
Hergest Croft Gardens
The Waterworks Museum - Hereford
Castle Cliffe East
Wigmore Castle
Arthur's Stone, Herefordshire
Ralph Court Gardens
Midsummer Hill
Leominster Museum
Wye Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB)
Westonbury Mill Water Gardens
Hilston Park
Highbury Wood
Shipley Gardens
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Ghosts of England Ep 27 - Oxfordshire
Thank you for coming back for another episode of Ghosts of England, today we check out 12 real reports from the county of Oxfordshire.
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Big Cat Sanctuary
Visit to the Big Cat Sanctuary in Smarden, Kent, UK.
Crook Peak Walk (26/12/2015)
A favourite walk of mine upon the Mendip Hills in Somerset, south-west England. About 11 miles in length, with several steep climbs.
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Slideshow Photos Dec 2008
A slideshow of photos taken during Dec 2008 in and around Herefordshire UK. Music soundtrack by Howard Kirby. More photos at
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Jeremy Bamber
The White House Farm murders took place near the village of Tolleshunt D'Arcy, Essex, England, during the night of 6–7 August 1985. Nevill and June Bamber were shot and killed inside their farmhouse, along with their adoptive daughter, Sheila Caffell, and Sheila's six-year-old twin sons, Daniel and Nicholas Caffell. The only surviving member of June and Nevill's immediate family was their adoptive son, Jeremy Bamber, then 24 years old, who said he had been at home a few miles away when the shooting took place.
The police at first believed that Sheila, diagnosed with schizophrenia, had fired the shots then turned the gun on herself. But weeks after the murders Jeremy Bamber's ex-girlfriend told police that he had implicated himself. The prosecution argued that, motivated by a large inheritance, Bamber had shot the family with his father's semi-automatic rifle, then placed the gun in his unstable sister's hands to make it look like a murder–suicide. A silencer the prosecution said was on the rifle would have made it too long, they argued, for Sheila's fingers to reach the trigger to shoot herself. Bamber was convicted of five counts of murder in October 1986 by a 10–2 majority, sentenced to a minimum of 25 years, and informed in 1994 that he would never be released. The Court of Appeal upheld the verdict in 2002.
Bamber protested his innocence throughout, although his extended family remained convinced of his guilt. Between 2004 and 2012, his lawyers submitted several unsuccessful applications to the Criminal Cases Review Commission. They argued that the silencer might not have been used during the killings, that the crime scene may have been damaged then reconstructed, that crime-scene photographs were taken weeks after the murders, and that the time of Sheila's death had been miscalculated.
A key issue was whether Bamber received a call from his father that night to say Sheila had gone berserk with a gun. Bamber said that he did, that he alerted police, and that Sheila fired the final shot while he and the officers were standing outside the house. It became a central plank of the prosecution's case that the father had made no such call, and that the only reason Bamber would have lied about it—indeed, the only way he could have known about the shootings when he alerted the police—was that he was the killer himself.[
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Northumberland Landscape Video
NORTHUMBERLAND LANDSCAPE PHOTOGRAPHS: Northumberland is the northern most county of England. It is a county full of castles, heritage such as Hadrians Wall, and a superb coastline. There are mountain fells covered in heather and rivers choc full of salmon.
The Travelling Morris, Dilwyn
The Travelling Morris visit Dilwyn, North Herefordshire in August 2012.
Offas Dyke (Hay on Wye to Kington )
Joined my family at Kington Herefordshire for Birthday celebrations. Lucky my cousins and family enjoy a good walk and joined me on this 14.75mile walk , also tempted them in to the pub afterwards for a beer
Monmouth Town Guide - Tourist Information
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Swiss Cows with Bells
In the Chamonix to Zermatt (C2Z) trail near Gruben.
Herefordshire Gardens - Moors Meadow Garden - nr Bromyard
- Moors Meadow garden is a highly imaginative organic 7-acre garden will fill you with inspiration and ideas and show you how to work with nature instead of fight against it. Set in rural Herefordshire overlooking the beautiful...
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